Welcome

Welcome to our public information exhibition on the A27 East of Lewes Improvement scheme.

We have been developing the preliminary design for the scheme and are pleased to be able to present these designs to you today. We hope that you will find the information on display of interest.

Please take a look at the boards and maps and feel free to ask any questions you may have to a member of our team. Why we need this scheme

The A27 between Lewes and Polegate suffers from congestion and as a consequence journey times are Aims below average. Safety is a problem throughout the ■■Smooth the flow of traffic by improving journey A27 corridor and accidents and incidents are a regular time reliability and reducing delay on the section cause of long delays. Pedestrians, cyclists and horse of the A27 East of Lewes through small scale riders are also not fully catered for with insufficient interventions crossing points and poor east-west connections. ■■Improve the safety for all road users ■■Support sustainable modes of travel ■■Reduce community separation and provide better access to local services and facilities. Provide opportunities for improved accessibility for all users into the South Downs National Park (SDNP) ■■Have regard to the National Park purposes and the special qualities the SDNP authority is seeking to preserve in designing and evaluating improvement options Timeline

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Stage Option Identification: ■ Funding approved - November 2015 1 ■ Public consultation - October-December 2016

Stage Options Selection: 2 Preferred Route Announcement - September 2017

Stage Preliminary Design: 3 December 2017- February 2019

Stage Statutory procedures and powers: ■ Publish Draft orders for junctions between March and May 2019 We are here 4 ■ Publish Draft orders walking/cycling path between May and July 2019

Stage Detailed Design: 5 May 2019 - January 2020

Stage Construction: ■ Start of construction works - March 2020 6 ■ Open for traffic - March 2022

Stage 7 Closeout The A27 East of Lewes improvements

The A27 East of Lewes scheme comprises two phases of work. The first phase is available to view now and the second phase will be presented in three months time.

Phase 1 (current) Phase 2

Combined walking and cycling path along the Improvements to the Drusillas roundabout junction south side of the A27 between Firle and Polegate

Improvements to the Polegate traffic signal junction and the addition New and upgraded crossings at Wilmington, of traffic signals at the Gainsborough Lane junction Selmeston and Firle

Construction of a section of dual carriageway between the Polegate junction and Cophall roundabout. The dual carriageway will be New path from Drusillas up to Berwick station created by widening the existing section of road. Changes to the East of Lewes improvement scheme

Element of scheme At Preferred Route Announcement Current status

Widening of existing roundabout Drusillas roundabout Included in scheme (Phase 1) and upgraded crossing facility

Polegate junction improvements Reconfiguration to provide additional Included in scheme (Phase 1) (Option 13) capacity

Dual carriageway between Polegate The dual carriageway will be created Included in scheme (Phase 1) junction and Cophall roundabout by widening the existing section of road

Walking and cycling path along the Between Firle and Polegate with Included but will be delivered south side of the A27 associated crossing points as Phase 2

Right turn facility removed. Pegasus Pegasus crossing and right turn Wilmington junction improvements crossing moved closer to the junction facility for access to The Street (Phase 2)

Junction improvement at Modified to eliminate the need to acquire Provide a signalised junction Gainsborough Lane privately owned land (Phase 1)

Blocks of tree planting west of Polegate Not included Part of environmental mitigation (Phase 1) and west of Drusillas roundabout The proposed scheme - Drusillas

Signal controlled crossing Maintenance access for pedestrians, cyclists to drainage pond and equestrians Temporary construction Landscape planting compound A27 to Lewes

Drainage pond Increased capacity on entrances and exits to the roundabout

Landscape planting

Hardstanding for maintenance vehicles

Enlarged roundabout

A27 to Polegate

DRUSILLA'S ROUNDABOUTPROPOSED SHARED KEY: USE PATH OR FOOTWAY EDGE PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY EDGE Existing pond PROPOSED VERGE EDGE PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY to be retained PROPOSED CENTRAL RESERVE HIGHPROPOSED FRICTION VERGE SURFACE PROPOSED VEHICLE CROSSOVER/ FIELD ACCESS PROPOSED 1:2ACCESS EMBANKMENT TRACK TO SLOPE POND PROPOSED SHAREDSCRUB PLANTING USE PATH OR FOOTWAY Area of woodland planted HIGH FRICTION SURFACE as landscape mitigation PROPOSED VEHICLETEMPORARY CROSSOVER/ CONSTRUCTION FIELD ACCESS COMPOUND

PROPOSED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE LAY-BY

PROPOSED POND PROPOSED ROUGH GRASS PLANTING PROPOSED HABITAT ISLAND TACTILE PAVING - UNCONTROLLED CROSSING

TACTILE PAVING - CONTROLLED CROSSING WOODLAND AND NATIVE PLANTING Drusilla’s Park PROPOSED PLANTING PROPOSED EARTHWORKS PROPOSED HARD STANDING

PROPOSEDPROPOSED HIGHWAYHIGHWAY BOUNDARYFENCE FENCE The proposed scheme - Polegate (overview)

Limit of works

Existing railway bridge widened to carry dual carriageway

Landscape planting Noise barrier New dual carriageway between Polegate Junction and Cophall roundabout Improved access Bus stop to Cottage Homes Cophall roundabout Landscape planting Upgraded and improved Limit of works of Limit signal controlled junction with increased capacity

Temporary construction Temporary Signal controlled compound Flood Noise barrier mitigation construction pedestrian crossing compound Habitat Island Drainage pond Habitat Island Increased capacity on A27 Access to the Honey Pot Farm Eastbound approaching junction allotments New access to highways depot

POLEGATE JUNCTION KEY: PROPOSED HIGHWAY BOUNDARYFENCE FENCE Relocated bus stop PROPOSED SHARED USE PATH OR FOOTWAY EDGE PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY EDGE PROPOSED VERGE EDGE PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY Noise barrier PROPOSED CENTRAL RESERVE Signal controlled junction PROPOSED VERGE at Gainsborough Lane PROPOSED 1:2LIGHTING EMBANKMENT COLUMN SLOPE

PROPOSEDPROPOSED 1:2SHAREDHARD EMBANKMENT STANDING USE PATH SLOPE OR FOOTWAY HIGHPROPOSED FRICTION SHARED SURFACE USE PATH OR FOOTWAY PROPOSED VEHICLE CROSSOVER/ FIELD ACCESS Relocated bus stop PROPOSED ACCESS TRACK TO POND PROPOSED SHARED USE PATH OR FOOTWAY Inset Map HIGHPROPOSED FRICTION SCRUB SURFACE PLANTING PROPOSED NOISEVEHICLE ATTENUATION CROSSOVER/ FENCING FIELD ACCESS EXISTING FOOTPATH PROPOSED TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND PROPOSED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE LAY-BY Limit of works PROPOSED POND Limit of works of Limit PROPOSED ROUGHFLOOD MITIGATIONGRASS PLANTING See inset PROPOSED HABITAT ISLAND TACTILE PAVING - UNCONTROLLED CROSSING

TACTILE PAVING - CONTROLLED CROSSING NOISE ATTENUATION FENCE - 3m HEIGHT PROPOSED HABITAT CREATION Area of woodland planted PROPOSED PLANTING as landscape mitigation PROPOSED EARTHWORKS PROPOSED VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM The proposed scheme - Polegate (1 of 3)

Signal controlled junction New access to at Gainsborough Lane highways depot Limit of works

POLEGATE JUNCTION KEY: PROPOSED HIGHWAY BOUNDARYFENCE FENCE

PROPOSED SHARED USE PATH OR FOOTWAY EDGE PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY EDGE PROPOSED VERGE EDGE PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY PROPOSED CENTRAL RESERVE Relocated bus stop Noise barrier Relocated bus stop PROPOSED VERGE PROPOSED 1:2LIGHTING EMBANKMENT COLUMN SLOPE

PROPOSEDPROPOSED 1:2SHAREDHARD EMBANKMENT STANDING USE PATH SLOPE OR FOOTWAY HIGHPROPOSED FRICTION SHARED SURFACE USE PATH OR FOOTWAY PROPOSED VEHICLE CROSSOVER/ FIELD ACCESS PROPOSED ACCESSSHARED TRACKUSE PATH TO PONDOR FOOTWAY Inset Map HIGHPROPOSED FRICTION SCRUB SURFACE PLANTING PROPOSED NOISEVEHICLE ATTENUATION CROSSOVER/ FENCING FIELD ACCESS EXISTING FOOTPATH Limit of works PROPOSED TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND PROPOSED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE LAY-BY

PROPOSED POND

PROPOSED ROUGHFLOOD MITIGATIONGRASS PLANTING PROPOSED HABITAT ISLAND TACTILE PAVING - UNCONTROLLED CROSSING

TACTILE PAVING - CONTROLLED CROSSING NOISE ATTENUATION FENCE - 3m HEIGHT PROPOSED HABITAT CREATION Area of woodland planted PROPOSED PLANTING as landscape mitigation PROPOSED EARTHWORKS PROPOSED VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM The proposed scheme - Polegate (2 of 3)

Limit of works

Improved access to cottage homes

Noise barrier

Existing railway bridge widened Upgraded and improved to carry dual carriageway signal controlled junction with increased capacity

POLEGATE JUNCTION KEY: PROPOSED HIGHWAY BOUNDARYFENCE FENCE

PROPOSED SHARED USE PATH OR FOOTWAY EDGE Noise barrier PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY EDGE PROPOSED VERGE EDGE PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY PROPOSED CENTRAL RESERVE PROPOSED VERGE Landscape PROPOSED 1:2LIGHTING EMBANKMENT COLUMN SLOPE PROPOSED SHARED USE PATH OR FOOTWAY planting PROPOSEDPROPOSED 1:2HARD EMBANKMENT STANDING SLOPE HIGHPROPOSED FRICTION SHARED SURFACE USE PATH OR FOOTWAY PROPOSED VEHICLE CROSSOVER/ FIELD ACCESS PROPOSED ACCESSSHARED TRACKUSE PATH TO PONDOR FOOTWAY HIGHPROPOSED FRICTION SCRUB SURFACE PLANTING Noise Barrier PROPOSED NOISEVEHICLE ATTENUATION CROSSOVER/ FENCING FIELD ACCESS EXISTING FOOTPATH Flood Mitigation PROPOSED TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND

Drainage pond Temporary PROPOSED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE LAY-BY construction PROPOSED POND compound Habitat Island PROPOSED ROUGHFLOOD MITIGATIONGRASS PLANTING PROPOSED HABITAT ISLAND TACTILE PAVING - UNCONTROLLED CROSSING Existing pond Increased capacity TACTILE PAVING - CONTROLLED CROSSING to be retained NOISE ATTENUATION FENCE - 3m HEIGHT on A27 Eastbound PROPOSED HABITAT CREATION approaching junction PROPOSED PLANTING PROPOSED EARTHWORKS PROPOSED VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM The proposed scheme - Polegate (3 of 3)

Signal controlled pedestrian crossing New dual carriageway between Polegate junction Cophall roundabout Bus stop Noise barrier and Cophall roundabout Limit of works of Limit

POLEGATE JUNCTION KEY: PROPOSED HIGHWAY BOUNDARYFENCE FENCE Temporary Access to the construction PROPOSED SHARED USE PATH OR FOOTWAY EDGE compound PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY EDGE allotments Landscape planting PROPOSED VERGE EDGE PROPOSED CARRIAGEWAY Habitat Island PROPOSED CENTRAL RESERVE PROPOSED VERGE PROPOSED 1:2LIGHTING EMBANKMENT COLUMN SLOPE

PROPOSEDPROPOSED 1:2SHAREDHARD EMBANKMENT STANDING USE PATH SLOPE OR FOOTWAY Honey Pot Farm HIGHPROPOSED FRICTION SHARED SURFACE USE PATH OR FOOTWAY PROPOSED VEHICLE CROSSOVER/ FIELD ACCESS PROPOSED ACCESSSHARED TRACKUSE PATH TO PONDOR FOOTWAY HIGHPROPOSED FRICTION SCRUB SURFACE PLANTING PROPOSED NOISEVEHICLE ATTENUATION CROSSOVER/ FENCING FIELD ACCESS EXISTING FOOTPATH PROPOSED TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND PROPOSED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE LAY-BY

PROPOSED POND

PROPOSED ROUGHFLOOD MITIGATIONGRASS PLANTING PROPOSED HABITAT ISLAND TACTILE PAVING - UNCONTROLLED CROSSING

TACTILE PAVING - CONTROLLED CROSSING NOISE ATTENUATION FENCE - 3m HEIGHT PROPOSED HABITAT CREATION

PROPOSED PLANTING PROPOSED EARTHWORKS PROPOSED VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM The process

The next step is to publish orders for the scheme. This is the start of the process to obtain legal powers to allow us to build the scheme.

Two types of order will be published:

■■The Side Roads Order seeks legal powers to carry out alterations to existing roads and accesses ■■The Compulsory Purchase Order seeks legal powers to acquire the land necessary for the scheme

People that are directly affected by the orders will be contacted individually to inform them of the implications of the scheme and the next steps.